![]() ![]() In the past number of years, quality control has really slipped at the French plant to the extent that it has joined the likes of Rainbo, URP and GZ Vinyl on my 'avoid list'. MPO here in Europe was, at one time, one of the top pressing plants in the world and pressed many fine records. Sadly 'Non Fill' as it is called is all too common nowadays, even with the more reliable pressing facilities, at times. "Non-fill" is when a patch of vinyl separates from the pressed record and usually looks like a white spot. The defect runs around the groove circumference. "Stitching occurs when the separation of pressed vinyl from stamper is faulty or when the stamper is improperly pulled from the mother in which case every record pressed from that stamper will look like this and there's no excuse for it not being caught and corrected. When you are at a "Making Vinyl" event with three of the world's greatest authorities on lacquer electroplating and also many of the world's best pressing plant owners, trust me, you get your mistakes corrected! I thought "stitching" and "non-fill" were synonymous but they are not. Thi pressing defect was originally identified as "non-fill" but it is not. Apologies to MRP and we vow greater diligence going forward. These should be directed to United Record Pressing, which actually pressed this terrible looking record. MRP received some not pleasant emails from readers. Obviously some buyers got copies like mine seen in this picture showing a horrendous case of audible "stitching". We inadvertently identified Memphis Record Pressing as being responsible for pressing Tyler, the Creator's IGOR. ![]()
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